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Breidr
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Used to play a lot a few years ago, I was in college and every Monday Night was poker night. Simple $20 buy-in with .25/.50 stakes. Mostly Hold Em' but sometimes we'd find some unique variants to try for a few hands.
It was a really nice experience. Some of the guys were more into poker than the others and I actually learned quite a bit. I'm far from a pro, but it was fun. I never really won or lost much, it was more about the experience than the money.
Now that I've moved from that area and have a full time job with a varying schedule I don't know if I could commit to set nights even if I had a group. It just gets tougher when you get older I guess.
I started to watch Poker out of boredom on Twitch.tv and have been entertaining the idea of trying an online room. I'm well aware that it won't be nearly as social as I had, but it still poker and I can learn and enjoy the game the same way I did before. It's always fun to break a game wide open. I've started playing other games online due to time constraints [chess and other board games] so why not poker.
I'm not an expert on ring games, but from what I see, I can sit at micro stakes table for a few bucks and have some fun maybe.
What would some more experienced folks recommend? Should I just plunk down $20 dollars or so and try Micro stakes?
What sites would be better for a lesser experienced US player? Right now I'm looking at ignition, Americas Card Room, and Bet Online.
I've also been considering some cheaper tournaments instead of ring games. Buy into a tournament and play it out similar to how I would just buy in for $20 for the night. Are some sites better for tournaments than others? Is this a tougher way to play than ring games?
It was a really nice experience. Some of the guys were more into poker than the others and I actually learned quite a bit. I'm far from a pro, but it was fun. I never really won or lost much, it was more about the experience than the money.
Now that I've moved from that area and have a full time job with a varying schedule I don't know if I could commit to set nights even if I had a group. It just gets tougher when you get older I guess.
I started to watch Poker out of boredom on Twitch.tv and have been entertaining the idea of trying an online room. I'm well aware that it won't be nearly as social as I had, but it still poker and I can learn and enjoy the game the same way I did before. It's always fun to break a game wide open. I've started playing other games online due to time constraints [chess and other board games] so why not poker.
I'm not an expert on ring games, but from what I see, I can sit at micro stakes table for a few bucks and have some fun maybe.
What would some more experienced folks recommend? Should I just plunk down $20 dollars or so and try Micro stakes?
What sites would be better for a lesser experienced US player? Right now I'm looking at ignition, Americas Card Room, and Bet Online.
I've also been considering some cheaper tournaments instead of ring games. Buy into a tournament and play it out similar to how I would just buy in for $20 for the night. Are some sites better for tournaments than others? Is this a tougher way to play than ring games?